Railway draft appliance



June 16, 1925. 1,542,727

W. J. REGAN ET AL RAILWAY DRAFT APPLIANCE Filed Sept. 12, 1923 Patented-June 16, 1925.` l

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J.. REGAN, OF WILXINSBURG'` AND ENOCH GEORGE, JR., 0F PITTSBURGH,

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOBS T0 THE MCCONWAY & TORLEY COMPANY, 0F PITTS- BURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION 0F PENNSYLVANIA.A

RAILWAY DRAFT APPLIANCE.

Application led September 12, 1923. i Serial No. 682,265.

4ableothers skilled in the art to which it ap ertains to make and use the same.

ur invention relates to railway draft appliances and particularly to bushings forming liners for the slots with wh1ch car coupler's and yokes are commonly provided for the reception of a connectingkey. By

the use of the bushings, which may be made of such thickness as circumstances may require, a single cou ler casting may be employed with any o the several sizes of keys now used.

The principal object of the invention is to l provide a bushing of the character indicated which is of simple form, easily applled, readily removable so that when worn it may be replaced by a new one, and is securely maintained in assembled relation to the draft member with which it is associated.

The principal feature of the invention, generally stated, consists in providing a draft member, having a key receiving slot therein, with a'bushing which extends into the slot, the said bushing being furnished with means cooperating withthe draft member for maintaining Vsaid bushing in as- A sembled position and being adapted to be deformed by bending so as to cause it to assume assembled relation to the draft member.

A further feature of the invention consists in the combination with a draft member having a key receiving slot, of a bushing mounted on said draft member and extending into the slot thereof, the bushing being formed with a projection, the draft member being provided'with a series of recesses for alternately receiving the said fprojection so as to maintain the bushing in a plurality of assembledrelations to the draft member,

and the bushing being adapted to be bent a key receiving slot therein, a split so as to cause it to assume an assembled position with respect to said draft member.

AnotherI feature of the invention consistsin mounting upon the draft member, having bushing which extends into said slot and is provided with a plurality of spaced projections adapted to enter corresponding recesses formed in the draft member, there being -a plurality of said recesses adapted to receive each of the projections and the bushing being formed of metal which may be bent to cause the said projections to assume an assembled position in said recesses.

`Other features of the invention pertaini ing to particular relations of parts andi structural details will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings chosen for the purpose of illustrating the invention, the scope whereof is pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view of a portion of a railway draft mechanism embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the rear end of the car coupler forming a part of the draft appliance illustrated in Fig. 1, the key slot bushing being shown as applied to saidcoupler.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the forward end of the draft yoke forming one of the elements of the draft rigging illustrated in Fig. l, the key slot bushing being shown in assembled relation thereto,

Figure 4 is a detail elevational view of one of the bushings illustrated in Fig. 1, the bushing being shown as bent so as to be enered in a key receiving slot of a draft .mem-

Fi ure 5 is a plan view of one of the bushlngsillustrated in Fig. 1.

Figure 6 is a detail view in side elevation of the rear end of a modified form of car coupler for cooperating with the bushing.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the construction illustrated in Fig. 6.

The railway draft rigging illustrated in Fig. 1 is of the well. known type involving key connected draft members, `oneof which is lthe car coupler 1 while' theY other may be the usual draft'yoke 2. The key 3, which is well known and is indicated in. dotted lines in Fig. 1, passes through slots in the car coupler and the arms of the yoke. As

, mounted, land they are the rear end of the coupler stem is commonly cast hollow the slot therein for receiving the connecting key 3 is frequently formed as two alined slots 4, and each yoke arm is likewise provided with a slot 5. These slots are of somewhat greater size than the key 3 so as to afford Aspace for the bushings yhich enter the slots and engage the said y ey.

The bushings 6 which extend into the respective slots 4 of the coupler` may ladvantageously be formed as unitary members and preferably cover the entire inner surface` of the slots. lThey arev adapted to be deformed by bending so as to permit them to be assembled with and disassembled from the draft member upon which they are forged or made of mallea le iron.

Each of the bushings 6 isl provided with means for cooperating with the draft member to maintain said bushing in proper .as-

sembled position when the draft appliance is in service. For this purpose the bushing 'may advantageously be provided with a plurahty of spaced lugs or projections 7 one of which is adapte tofenter either of the corresponding recesses 8 with which the coupler is furnished on its outer side adjacent the key slot, while the other of said lugs 7 is adapted to have overlapping engagement wit the coupler within the hollow interior thereof. For economy of manufacture it is preferred in the case of the car coupler to utilize the hollow interior of the coupler stem 1 as the recesses for receiving the inner lugs or projections 7 of the bushings, as recesses on the interior of the coupler corresponding in form to said projections 7 would be somewhat diiiicult to clean out after the coupler is cast. -The bushing 6, which isrounded .at its ends to conform to the curvature of. the slot, is preferably split near one end closely adjacent to the projections 7, as indicated at 9, thus facilitating, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the bending `of the bushing to permit its entry into the key slot and also enabling the subsequent bending necessary t'o bring the projections 7 into cooperative relation with the draft member to be easil accomplished. To permit the projections 7 to enter and fit snugly in the recesses 8, the said projections are preferably tapered, as indicated at 10, and the recesses 8 are likewise tapered correspondingly, as indicated at 11.

Except that they are of less width in the direction of length, the bushings 12 for the slotted armsof the draft yoke 2 are identical in form with those heretofore de` scribed, and accordingly similar reference4 characters have been applied to the corresponding details/of construction. Each of t e yoke arms is preferably provided on its referably either Y inner and outer faces adjacent the key slots 5 with a plurality of recesses 8 either of which is adapted to receive the corresponding projections 7 of the bushing.

The form of bushing 6 illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 is identical with that heretofore described. 'lhe coupler 13 is, however, provided on its outer sides with an increased number of recesses 14 for alternativel receiving the.lugs or projections 7 o the bushin It w1ll be perceived that in all the forms of construction illustrated the bushing is capable of occupying a plurality of assembled positions with respect to the draft member upon which it is mounted, thus enabling said bushing, after it has been worn, to be taken out and reapplied so as to present new surfaces to the wearingA action of the key. But it will be appreciated that certain novel features of the invention are independent of the capability of assembling the bushings in various relations tothe draft members with which they are associated.

We claim 1. In a railway draft ap liance, the combination with a draft mem er having a key j receiving slot therein, of a bushing mounted on said draft member and extending into said slot, .said bushing being split and adapted to be bent so as to be entered in sai slot, and being provided with means co-operating with said draft member to maintain said bushing in assembled position, said means being ada ted to be moved from assembled position y a bending of the bushing.

2. In a railway draft ap liance, the combination with a draft mem er having a key receivin slot therein, of a split bushing mounte on said draft member and extending into said slot, said bushing being adapted to be deformed by bending so as to cause it to be maintained 1n assembled relation to said draft member.

3. In a railway draft appliance, the combination with'a draft member having a key receiving slot therein, of a bushing-mounted on said draft member and extending into said slot, said bushing being provided with a plurality of spaced lugs adapted to engage opposite sides of said draft member and belng adapted to be bent so as to cause said lugs to assume a position for maintaining said bushing in assembled relation.

4. In a railway draft appliance, the com` bination with a draft member having a key receiving slot therein, of a bushing mounted on said draft member and extendin into said slot, said bushing being split an provided with a plurality of spaced lugs adapted to engage said draft member to maintain said bushing in assembled position, and said bushing being adapted to belbent to cause said lugs to assilme their assembled positions. j Y

5. In a railway draft 4ap liance, the combination with a draft mem er having a key receiving slot therein, of a bushing mounted on said draft member and extending into said slot, said bushing being provided with a projection, said draft member being formed with a recess for receiving said projection when the bushing is in assembled position, and said bushing being adapted to be bent so as to cause said projection to enter said recess.

6. Ina railway draft appliance, the com-V bination with a draft member formed with a key receiving slot, of a bushing mounted on said draft member and extending into said slot, said` bushing being provided with a projection, said draft member being formed with a plurality of recesses alternately adapted to receive said projection, and said bushing being adapted to be bent so as to cause said projection to be entered in said recesses or to be withdrawn therefrom.

7 In a railway draft ap liance, the combination with a draft member having a key receiving slot therein, of a bushing mounted on said draft member and extending into said slot, said bushing being provided with a plurality of spaced rojections, said draft member being formed) with a plurality of spaced recesses, there being a plurality of said recesses for each of said projections,

and said bushing being adapted to be bent to cause said projections to be entered in the corresponding recesses alternatively or be withdrawn therefrom;

8. In a railway draft appliance, the combination with a draft member having key receiving slot therein, of a bushing mounted on said draft member and extending into said slot, said bushing being split and provided with a tapered projection, said draft member being formed with a tapered recess for receiving said (projection when the bushing is in assemble position, and said bushing being adapted to be bent so as to cause said projection to enter said recess.

9. In a railway draft appliance, the combination with a draft member formed with a key receiving slot, of a bushing mounted on said draft member and extending into said slot, said bushing being provided with a projection and being split closely adjacent the latter, said draft member being formed with a recess for receiving said projection, and said bushing being adapted to be bent so as to cause said projection to enter said recess in assembled relation to said draft member.

10. In a railway draft appliance, the combination with a car coupler, of a yoke, said coupler and yoke having slots for receiving a connecting key, of a bushing mounted bn said car coupler and extending into the key' receiving slot thereof, and a bushing mounted upon said yoke and extending into the keyl receiving slot of the. latter, said bushing mounted upon the coupler being provided with means for preventing it from moving away from thel adjacent side of the bushing which is mounted upon the yoke, and the bushing of said yoke being provided with means for preventing it from moving away from the adjacent side of the said bushing of the coupler.

l1. In a railway draft appliance, the combination with a car coupler, of a yoke, said coupler and yoke having slots for receiving a connecting key, and bushings respectively mounted on said coupler and yoke and extending into therespective slots thereof, said bushings being adapted vto be assembled in a plurality of alternative relations with respect to the member on which each is mounted.

12. In a railway draft appliance, the combination with a car coupler, of a yoke, said coupler and yoke havin slots for receiving a connecting key, a bus ing mounted upon said coupler andextending into the slot f thereof, and a bushing mounted` u on said yoke and extending into the slot o the latter, veach of said bushings being split ariad adapted to be bent so as to be assembled 1n the slot of the member on which it is mounted, each of said bushings being provided with a plurality of spaced projections adapted to overlap portions of the respective members o n which said bushlngs are mounted, and said projections being adapted to be caused to assume assembled position by bending the respective bushlngs.

13. In a railway draft appliance, the combination with a car coupler, of a yoke, said coupler and yoke having slots for receiving a connecting key, a bushing mounted on sai coupler and extending into the slot thereof, and a bushing mounted on said yoke and extending into the slot thereof, said coupler being rovided on its 'face adjacent said yoke with a recess adapted to receive 'a projeetion formed pn the bushing carried by said coupler, and said yoke being provided on its face adjacent said coupler with a recess adapted to receive a projection formed on the bushing carried by Said yoke.

14. A bushing for the key slot of a railway draft appliance member, said bushing being adapted yto be bent and having pro- 'ecting means for engaging the draft memr upon which it is mounted.

In testimony whereof we amx our signatures.

' WILLIAM J. REGAN. ENooH GEORGE, JR. 

